In an upmarket Dublin suburb, a four-bed house bought by an overseas investor has been unoccupied since 2015; in the city centre, hundreds of luxury apartments owned by a US investment fund lie empty. A more radical approach to the problem is needed, experts say

DNG, Sherry FitzGerald, Lisney, Nolan Properties and Kelly & Co are among those who have sought detailed information in a practice described as ‘unwarranted and intrusive’

The Housing Minister believes the revised €1.5 billion scheme would be too complex for Mayo and Donegal councils to administer

Residents aiming to collect €40,000 for legal challenge to two SHDs they say will worsen pressure on school places, traffic congestion and public transport

Minister for Housing wants Land Development Agency to provide 100 per cent social and affordable homes on state’s sites in main cities

The Data Protection Commission has ‘concerns’ about the estate agent’s collection of prospective buyers’ personal information to secure viewings

Compensation for householders affected by the defective concrete blocks could go over €1 billion as state looks set to foot almost all of the bill

Sinn Féin motion seeks 100 per cent redress as demonstration takes place outside Dublin Convention Centre today

McDonagh says spiralling construction prices a global issue and not just a problem for Ireland

Land Development Agency’s proposal for St Teresa’s Gardens covered by same master plan for adjacent sites that is being challenged in European Court of Justice

Labour party leader Alan Kelly said the move would cut the cost of a semi-d on a greenfield site in Dublin by €30,000

Despite €50,000 in funding and a requirement to employ such staff, hardly any local authorities have a full-time employee focused on bringing empty homes back into use

Eurostat said the practice of leasing social homes, as opposed to buying them outright, has almost completely de-risked development costs and funds “enjoy most of the rewards” of the deals.

Developers say the move will inflate the cost of land still available for residential use

The government is in a hurry to have the LDA established before the Dáil goes on holidays, but one Green Party TD says it would be worth losing the party whip to make his point about what the agency should be doing. And Sinn Féin and the Social Democrats want social and affordable housing to form ‘100 per cent’ of most LDA sites in Dublin

Inclusion of property funds as part of evaluation of Immigrant Investor Programme aimed at wealthy non-EU citizens is under review

Homeowners will have to detail any empty houses they own when making their tax returns in November

The Cavan-Monaghan TD has been querying details of the first-time buyer support for a constituent, in spite of his party’s opposition to the scheme

Minister for Finance says state agencies which have funded housing bought by investment funds make ‘significant contributions’ to increasing supply

Ireland could fall ‘significantly short’ of meeting demand for housing if it does not increase investment, according to the think tank